At 11:36 05.06.2001 -0700, you wrote:
>Is the rest of the PMC interested in seeing this happen? (I am and will
>be the PMC sponsor).
>
>Lucene is a Java based search engine. Current license is LGPL, but Doug
>is willing to switch things over to us. It has a developer community and
>a user base (yes, I have commit status). Doug is a search engine god and
>knows his stuff and this is a really top notch product. Years ago, he
>worked on the vtwin project within Apple and I was an external alpha/beta
>test member of that project as well.
>
>It will fit in well with Jakarta because this is something that a lot of
>server based projects can use (and already do). Switching the license is
>also a big plus for the code base. Having it under Jakarta will also give
>it more visibility and I'm sure the project will thrive.
>
>He doesn't really have the time to maintain the project any longer, but
>since there is an active community around it already, brining it within
>Jakarta will bring over those developers and they all want to work within
>Jakarta.
>
>Watcha think?
+1
I had heard of Lucene previously. I have not tried it myself but it sure sounds very
impressive. Regards, Ceki
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